Mobile Main Menu

As has now been widely reported, more than half of Saudi Arabia's oil production supply was knocked out Saturday in an attack on Abqaiq oil facilities claimed by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebel group. Saudi Arabia has indicated it will provide an update on their production situation by sometime Monday.

While oil prices are likely to climb in the immediate aftermath, the more important question is what happens after the initial excitement passes. As Nick Colas from DataTrek Research explains in this August 22nd Real Vision interview, the oil price, not just the yield curve, is an important recession indicator. The interview provides insightful context for the week ahead given the attack.

On March 20, 2019, we highlighted strong net insider buying at Cantex Mine Development (CD) in our Morning INK Report. The stock has moved up 407.52% since the report date, and insiders have been net sellers of 94,375 shares. Visit the company page to see who has been active.